CRL OP(MD). No.14198 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Criminal Jurisdiction ) Date : 14/07/2026 PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. RAJASEKAR CRL OP(MD). No.14198 of 2026 Santhanavairam, D.No.2-236, Indra Colony Perumalpatti, Tirunelveli District.. ... Petitioner/Accused Vs The State of Tamil Nadu RepBy, The Inspector of Police, Tirunelveli Junction Police Station, Tirunelveli (Crime No.293 of 2026). ... Respondent/Complainant For Petitioner : Mr.S.Muniyandi, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr.N.Balasubramanian, Counsel for State of TN (Crl.Side) PETITION FOR BAIL Under Sec.483 of BNSS PRAYER :- C-38B. For Bail in Crime No.293 of 2026 on the file of the Respondent Police. 1/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14198 of 2026 ORDER : The Court made the following order :- The petitioner /Accused, who was arrested and remanded to judicial custody on 12.06.2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 316(5), 336(2) and 341(2) of BNS, 2023, in Crime No.293 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police, seeks bail. 2. The allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner joining hands with the other accused involved in issuance of fabricated documents including fake death certificates after collecting money from the concerned persons. Based on the said allegations, the present case was registered. During the course of investigation, it was revealed that the petitioner in collusion with other temporary staff members had committed the alleged offences and was also involved in the misappropriation of a sum of Rs.61,900/-. Accordingly, the petitioner was arrested. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that Some of the other incriminating materials have been recovered only from the other accused and not from the present petitioner. He is ready to 2/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14198 of 2026 cooperate with the investigation. He further submitted that the petitioner is ready to deposit the misappropriated amount of Rs.61,900/-, without prejudice to his rights and defence in the trial court. Hence, he prayed to grant bail to the petitioner. 4.The learned Counsel for the State of TN (Crl. Side) appearing for the respondent Police reitereated the prosecution and submitted that the petitioner is a permanent staff and he joined hands with the other accused committed the said offences. The investigation in this case is still pending. Hence, he opposed to grant bail to the petitioner. 5.This Court heard both sides and perused the materials available on records. 6.Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and nature of the allegation and also the fact that the petitioner has also been suspended from service and he is ready to deposit the alleged misappropriated amount of Rs.61,900/- and also considering the period of incarceration undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner, subject to certain conditions. [a] the petitioner is directed to deposit a sum of 3/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14198 of 2026 Rs.61,900/-(Rupees Sixty one Thousand and nine Hundred only) to the credit of Crime No.293 of 2026 within a period of 15 days before the learned Judicial Magistrate No.IV, Tirunelveli. The learned Judicial Magistrate or Trial Court shall pass orders regarding entitlement of the said amount in its final order/Judgment. [b]On such deposit being made, this petition is ordered and the petitioner is ordered to be released on bail on condition to execute a bond for a sum of Rs.15,000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand only) with two sureties each for a like sum to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate No.IV, Tirunelveli and on further conditions that: [c] the petitioner shall report before the respondent Police daily at 10.30 a.m., for a period of four weeks and thereafter, as and when required for interrogation. [d] the petitioner shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which she is accused, or suspected, or of the 4/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14198 of 2026 commission of which she is suspected; [e] the petitioner shall not abscond either during investigation or trial; [f] the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade her from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence; [g] On breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the learned Judicial Magistrate/Trial Court is entitled to take appropriate action against the petitioner in accordance with law as if the conditions have been imposed and the petitioner released on bail by the learned Magistrate/Trial Court himself as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in P.K.Shaji vs. State of Kerala [(2005)AIR SCW 5560]. [h] If the accused thereafter absconds, a fresh FIR can 5/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14198 of 2026 be registered under Section 269 BNS. (K R S J) 14.07.2026 VSG TO 1.The learned Judicial Magistrate No.IV, Tirunelveli. 2. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Palayamkottai. 3.The Inspector of Police, Tirunelveli Junction Police Station, Tirunelveli. 4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 6/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CRL OP(MD). No.14198 of 2026 K. RAJASEKAR,J., vsg ORDER IN CRL OP(MD) No.14198 of 2026 Date : 14/07/2026 7/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis